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Et cetera

Et cetera \Et` cet"e*ra\, ||Et caetera \Et` c[ae]t"e*ra\ . [L. et and + caetera other things.] Others of the like kind; and the rest; and so on; -- used to point out that other things which could be mentioned are to be understood. Usually abbreviated into etc. or &c. (&c.)
--Shak.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
et cetera

also etcetera, early 15c., from Latin et cetera, literally "and the others," from et "and" + neuter plural of ceterus "the other, other part, that which remains." The common form of the abbreviation before 20c. was &c., but etc. now prevails.

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et cetera

phr. 1 And the rest, and the others; to complete a list. 2 And so forth; to indicate missing information, often well known.

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Et cetera

et cetera (in English; ; ) (rare: etceteros) (abbreviation: etc. or &c. (US English) or etc. or &c (UK English)) is a Latin expression that means "and other things", or "and so forth". It is taken directly from the Latin expression, which literally means "and the rest (of such things)" and is a calque of the Greek "καιὶτα τέρα" (kai ta tera: "and the other things"; the more usual Greek form is "και τα λοιπά" kai ta loipa: "and the remainder"). Et means "and"; cētera means "the rest".

Et Cetera (manga)
This article concerns the manga series. For the Latin phrase meaning "and so forth", see Et cetera. For further uses, see Etcetera (disambiguation) or ETC.

is an action, adventure, comedy manga written and illustrated by . It was licensed in English by Tokyopop. The first volume was released on August 2004; the final volume was published in April 2007.

Et Cetera (Wayne Shorter album)

Etсetera is the eighth album by saxophonist Wayne Shorter, recorded on June 14, 1965 but not released on Blue Note until 1980. The album features four originals by Shorter and an arrangement of Gil Evans' "Barracudas".

Et Cetera (song)

"Et Cetera" is a song by Irish singer Sinéad Mulvey and rock band Black Daisy that represented Ireland at the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 in Moscow, Russia. The song was composed by a multinational songwriting team of Niall Mooney of Ireland, Jonas Gladnikoff of Sweden, Daniele Moretti of Italy and Christina Schilling of Denmark.

The song competed in the second semi-final on 14 May 2009 but failed to qualify for the final, making it the second time in a row and the third time in 5 years the nation failed to make it to the final.

It was chosen on 20 February 2009 as part of a special edition of chat show The Late Late Show which had Jerry Springer, Marty Whelan and Linda Martin reviewing the six entries competing to go to Moscow. It won with 78 points from a possible 80, awarded in two phases, phase one by national juries and phase two by the viewers.

The song was released as a single by Sony BMG on 1 May in Ireland, as both a physical CD single and as a digital download. It debuted on the Irish charts at #15 and peaked at #6.

Et Cetera (German band)

Et Cetera is a German jazz rock band. Members include Wolfgang Dauner keys, Sigi Schwab on guitar, and Fred Braceful on drums. They are best known for their ]self-titled 1971 debut album Et Cetera. Their second album, Knirsch, features Larry Coryell on guitar and Jon Hiseman on drums.

Et Cetera (Montreal band)

Et Cetera was a French Canadian band of the 1970s. The band modeled itself on the sound of the English band Gentle Giant. The group comprised main singer Marie Bernard Pagé (keyboard and ondes Martenot), Denis Chartrand on keyboards, flute, saxophone, vibraphone), Pierre Dragon (drummer), Robert Marchand (guitar) and Alain-Yves Pigeon (bass and cello). The band issued their only, self-titled, LP album on Apostrophe in 1976 and disbanded shortly after. The album was reissued on CD by Unidisc Records in 1997.

Usage examples of "et cetera".

Will you promise to love, cherish, and obey me, in sickness and in health, et cetera, et cetera, so long as we both shall live?

He wasn't sure yet what exactly he would say, but the gist of his words would be that there was a great difference in their ages, that she was really too young to know her own emotions, that while he held her in the highest possible regard, et cetera, et cetera, et cetera.

The following three hours will be devoted to dry firing, et cetera.